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 Moving a downed hog
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09/21/10 08:12 PM
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Hookem'UTbass
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Seeing that big hog got me thinking, obviously field dressing a hog on the spot makes them lighter to move, but when conditions merit moving a big hog,
what are some tricks that will make moving them easier before I learn by trial and error?
What are some nice to have gadets to help ease the process?
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[Re: Hookem'UTbass]
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09/21/10 08:19 PM
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Hopefully you have 2 simple tools with you - a knife and a small rope.
We had to move a 300+ pounder out of the woods, so we chopped down a small tree (about 2-3" in diameter) with the knife, then tied a rope around it, and tied the rope around the hog's mouth or jaw, I forget. Then we pulled it like oxen, lol. It worked well. Any way you go though, it's a lot of work!
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09/21/10 08:22 PM
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Pulling out of water is not so bad by yourself even over 300 lbs.
But over dry land, best have a buddy atleast. My buddy and I tried lifting a 330 lb pig onto the tailgate and we couldnt even come close. We could get one side, but after that it was back on the ground.
The beauty of the Second Ammendment is it won't be needed until they try and take it.
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09/21/10 08:24 PM
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go buy one of the game carriers from academy
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Re: Moving a downed hog
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09/21/10 08:28 PM
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Just quarter 'em where they fall then take the backstraps and tenderloins if you like. I don't mess with the ribs but lots of folk do.
I haven't done this with a pig but I have had to let some of the air out of the truck tires and then dig holes to back into so we could load a critter. Actually worked real well but the ground was, fortunately, very good soil which made the digging easy.
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09/21/10 09:14 PM
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I use a game hoist from Monarch hunting products. It's limited to about 350 pounds and makes it easy for me to swing one in my ranger or truck.. The cost is about $170 bucks, but seeing I hunt solo it totally worth it!
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09/21/10 09:26 PM
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My son abd I killed 4 200 pounders and all we did was quarter them cut the hocks and drove a branch through the hocks and carried them out. Left the loins and ribs for the yotes.
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Re: Moving a downed hog
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09/21/10 09:30 PM
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I use a cable and the tractor on the big ones. I made a hoist out of drill pipe that has taken care of everything so far. 
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09/21/10 09:42 PM
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I use a cable and the tractor on the big ones. I made a hoist out of drill pipe that has taken care of everything so far. Now that's a good idea. Thanks.
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09/21/10 09:50 PM
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Ratchet Straps.....Hook ratchet strap to head and ratchet it up as much as you can.... then grab the back legs and pull them in..... if you can get the head on the tail gate the rest is pretty easy..
Edit: Heavy duty ratchet straps
Last edited by yanta61; 09/21/10 09:51 PM.
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Re: Moving a downed hog
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09/21/10 09:57 PM
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if I do plan on moving them I will get whatever tractor is light enough to not mess up the pasture. Plywood laid over hay forks will work, or scoop it up with the bucket. If I can only get a truck down there I go grab a friend. one person lay on their stomach and reach over and grab the hogs leg...get your feet under you and the buddy you brought grabs the other leg and gets his feet under him and you just pull it up into the truck....another option would be to get a small 4wheeler trailer with a back gate and roll it up on the gate and them lift the gate and let it roll onto the trailer.
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Re: Moving a downed hog
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09/21/10 09:57 PM
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I like the last two ideas alot.
Never thought about a custom receiver game hoist or using straps as a tool for lifting.
Thanks and keep them coming.
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Re: Moving a downed hog
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09/21/10 10:37 PM
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I have thought about this a lot and have never tried it but it sounds like a good idea to me. Tie two ropes to the neck (or one long rope doubled), drag the hog under a tree with a good sized limb on it, throw the ropes over the limb, tie one rope to your hitch and hoist the pig in the air, take the second rope and tie it to the trunk of the tree you are using or another tree, untie the rope from the hitch and back under the pig then lower the pig with the secondary rope. I would suggest wrapping the secondary rope around the tie off limb/tree a couple of times or more so when you untie the knot you don't have a 300lb dead drop. Can you see any reason this won't work?  TB P.S. I would wear gloves during this operation and if you have to just let the pig do a dead drop make sure it will land in the bed of the truck not on the tailgate.
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09/21/10 10:40 PM
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duck & cover
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Kubota with front end loader works well
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09/21/10 10:44 PM
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Kubota with front end loader works well Well I will just run out and buy a COUPLE of those so I will have a spare. 
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09/21/10 10:49 PM
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we have used the front-end loader on the tractor for a few of them that someone wanted. If I shoot them, I usually just leave them where they are or drag them off a little with the whatever I happened to drive / ride to the stand for that hunt.
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Re: Moving a downed hog
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09/21/10 11:33 PM
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I shot a very big one a couple of years ago and hooked on to it with my four wheeler to pull it to a large tree. Then I hooked one of the deer hangers with the winch on it and winched it up and backed the pick up under it. Didn't have a scale but we guessed it to be 350 to 400 lbs.
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09/22/10 02:56 PM
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I have thought about this a lot and have never tried it but it sounds like a good idea to me. Tie two ropes to the neck (or one long rope doubled), drag the hog under a tree with a good sized limb on it, throw the ropes over the limb, tie one rope to your hitch and hoist the pig in the air, take the second rope and tie it to the trunk of the tree you are using or another tree, untie the rope from the hitch and back under the pig then lower the pig with the secondary rope. I would suggest wrapping the secondary rope around the tie off limb/tree a couple of times or more so when you untie the knot you don't have a 300lb dead drop. Can you see any reason this won't work? TB P.S. I would wear gloves during this operation and if you have to just let the pig do a dead drop make sure it will land in the bed of the truck not on the tailgate. I have used my wheelie to hoist deer in this manner. should work for a hog too! Or when you hoist it to the tree, skin it/ quarter it there while in tree. No need to do it twice.
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09/22/10 09:01 PM
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Note the winch on top of the roll bar. I just back up to the big hogs and it pulls them right up into the bed. 
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09/22/10 09:03 PM
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Note the winch on top of the roll bar. I just back up to the big hogs and it pulls them right up into the bed. That is straight REDNECK genius right there. That is awesome!
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